888Poker partners with King’s Casino Czech Republic Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPoker TournamentsBrick-n-Mortar Poker RoomsOnline PokerCzech Republic April 18, 2016 0Two major players in the poker industry, 888Poker and King’s Casino, have partnered up for a one-year period and announced...
SkyCity not opposed to takeover from The Star Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaNew ZealandMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsUnited Kingdom April 15, 2016 0SkyCity Entertainment Group, a New Zealand and Australia casino operator, says it won’t instigate talks but would consider a takeover by...
Plans to boost Les Ambassadeurs Club’s Asian VIP focus by Landing Int. Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsUnited Kingdom April 10, 2016 0The new owners of Les Ambassadeurs Club, London’s high-end gaming venue, plan on focusing even more of the business on...
2015/Q1 2016 U.S. online gambling legislation update Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Online gambling regulationTaxationUnited Kingdom April 10, 2016 0In 2015 seven states in the U.S. considered legalizing online gambling, none of the bills got off the floor. Currently online...
New £35.1m record jackpot for UK Lotto winner Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLotteryThe Players LoungeUnited Kingdom April 7, 2016 0Camelot announced today that the biggest single prize in the UK Lotto game’s history has been claimed for £35,133,888. Although not...
NYX pulls off £270m acquisition of rival OpenBet Alex Lanter Online gaming softwareLatest Casino and Gambling NewsSports bettingMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsUnited Kingdom April 6, 2016 0NYX Gaming Group has managed to come to an agreement with OpenBet and confirmed it will be taking over the...
Paddy Power Betfair reveals plans to cut 300 Irish jobs Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEmployment & CareersMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsLabor RelationsUnited Kingdom April 5, 2016 0Now that the €10 billion merger of Paddy Power and Betfair has been completed and the company had enough time...
Aspers tops competition to earn casino building rights along Southampton’s Royal Pier Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesLicensesUnited Kingdom March 30, 2016 0A competition to earn the right to create a new casino along the Royal Pier Waterfront of Southampton has finally...
Sports betting licenses to be doubled but, online casino, poker rejected by Germany Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationLicensesGermany March 20, 2016 0Germany’s 16 state ministers have agreed that the number of available sports betting licenses will be doubled but a rewrite...
UK free bet tax may extend to online casinos, bingo rooms in 2017 Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMobile gamingEconomy/FinanceTaxationUnited Kingdom March 18, 2016 0Online casinos and bingo rooms licensed in the United Kingdom may need to adjust their budgets and promotions to take into...
Tired of losing money, Swiss casinos want lottery and sports betting options Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationOnline gambling regulationSwitzerland March 17, 2016 0Switzerland’s casinos say they haven’t been profitable since 2007 and to help stop the continued loss, want to add sports...
Casinos in Romania concerned over possible revenue decline after state wide no smoking ban gets implemented Renee Kingsley SwedenLatest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationBelgiumEuropean Casino NewsRomania March 17, 2016 0Most countries in the European Union have strict legislature that bans smoking in public and harsh penalties for those that...
Cyprus casino bidders named; Bloomberry, Hard Rock/Melco, NagaCorp Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCyprusLicenses March 15, 2016 0As expected, officials in Nicosia today announced the final three contenders for a single casino license in Cyprus. The preferred...
NetEnt prevails in Swedish tax ruling Kim M SwedenLatest Casino and Gambling NewsTechnologyOnline Gambling NewsTaxationFines, Lawsuits & Litigation March 11, 2016 0The Administrative Court of Appeal has ruled on the software firms previously reported dispute with the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)....
Cyprus parliament gives green light for first casino license Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationWorld Casino NewsCyprusEuropean Casino NewsLicenses March 11, 2016 0As it was expected, the House of Representatives gave thumbs up for the first Cyprus casino license on March 10,...